CHAPTER 969: CHAPTER 949: SUMMONING

Luo Qianqian suddenly stopped, her expression a bit strange.

Tang Tianyi noticed something was amiss, paused, and looked at her with concern: "What’s wrong?"

"I feel like something is calling me, in that direction." She said, pointing in the direction opposite to the ruins, her face showing an odd expression.

It’s said there is a forest in that direction, but how could it be...

Yet Luo Qianqian dared not disbelieve, for the sound was coming from the depths of the Sea of Knowledge.

Gritting her teeth, Luo Qianqian looked at Tang Tianyi: "You go over there, I should be able to take care of myself."

"Then let’s head over there." Tang Tianyi smiled, changing direction as Luo Qianqian suggested.

Luo Qianqian was anxious and quickly waved her hand: "No need, I can manage."

"We’ll go together, we have a month, no rush." Tang Tianyi’s voice was indeed calm, with a slight touch of gentleness.

Luo Qianqian wanted to refuse again, after all, she didn’t know what awaited them there, and the Sea of Knowledge had only given direction before falling silent again.

Tang Tianyi’s demeanor warmed her heart; having someone by her side was better than wandering alone.

Moreover, here, Tang Tianyi was the only person she could trust.

"Wait for me," Luo Qianqian quickly caught up, following behind Tang Tianyi, inexplicably smiling.

Luo Qianqian suddenly halted, looking at a plant, crouched down, and began working; as she dug, an intense excitement appeared on her face: "I think we found a treasure."

Tang Tianyi curiously approached, looking at the plant in Luo Qianqian’s hand; he didn’t recognize it.

Precisely, if you place ginseng next to the roots of an Ancient Tree, he wouldn’t know which is better.

"This is Earth Spirit Essence, I reckon it’s at least three hundred years old; within a hundred years, the earth and sky can nurture it, but beyond a hundred years, the power of heaven and earth isn’t enough for its growth. Meaning a spiritual entity must be nourishing it for growth. This plant is so large, clearly, there must be treasure nearby!"

Luo Qianqian eagerly explained to Tang Tianyi.

Tang Tianyi didn’t understand, but seeing Luo Qianqian’s careful approach, he understood it was precious. Yet, curiosity grew: "How do you know its age? And how do you recognize these things?"

Speaking of visible items like wolfberries and ginseng, he was used to them, but the things Luo Qianqian dug along the way were beyond that.

Luo Qianqian paused for a moment before continuing, softly explaining: "The age is determined by the leaves; during the time I vanished with Shennong, I gained this knowledge."

This wasn’t wrong; in the Chaos Realm, it was Fuxi who gave her the books. However, she hadn’t opened them when the books turned into a radiant stream, then appeared within her mind, eliminating the need to memorize them.

She considered it a gift from the Chaos Realm.

Unbeknownst to her, it was Bai Ze’s doing; since his previous appearance, he had remained unresponsive, seemingly always asleep.

"What should I do?" Tang Tianyi nodded without doubt; something like this was hardly worth deceiving him.

Luo Qianqian exerted great effort to dig out the plant, relieved when almost severed roots were extracted: "Dig further down."

Tang Tianyi directly pulled out a shovel, leaving Luo Qianqian stunned: "You carry such a thing?"

"Just handy," Tang Tianyi blushed, not admitting it was bought for helping Yue Tingyu with gardening.

Quickly, he dug a pit over a meter deep, causing Luo Qianqian to frown.

How can anything be buried so deep? Did they think they came to farm?

They were treasure hunting, where wasn’t the ground supposed to be littered with Foundation Building Pills and weapons?

Now it seemed like the ground was covered with herbs...

Digging some medicinal herbs aside, Luo Qianqian grew curious, wondering if she recalled incorrectly?

No reason, this...

"Qianqian," soon Tang Tianyi frowned, pulling out a stone, looking unsure.

Luo Qianqian froze, her mouth twitching uncontrollably.

Why is it this? The raw stone of the Green Spirit she previously considered a treasure?

Though it wasn’t unsealed, familiar Spiritual Energy’s intensity let Luo Qianqian recognize it immediately.

Briefly stunned, she finally looked at Tang Tianyi: "Is there more below?"

Why does it feel like the Spiritual Energy is stronger?

Tang Tianyi nodded, embarrassed: "There’s a whole pile..."

Luo Qianqian leaned over the pit, widened her mouth, almost drooling in shock at the stones inside.

In the pit, nearly two meters deep, stones were neatly arranged, with barely any surplus soil.

"Take them all, take them all, we’re rich now..." Luo Qianqian, shocked by what lay inside, was left speechless.

Only to see apart from the stone they initially extracted, beneath it lay stones, seemingly devoid of sand...remarkably enough, like a mountain’s worth?

Yet after some time moving stones, they realized there wasn’t actually that much, with some stones lacking Spirituality.

Speaking of the raw stone of Green Spirit, she only took it because it was placed amongst other prized items, accidentally ending up in Luo Qianqian’s possession.

After emptying the stones, to their surprise, there were only one hundred and eight stones.

In Luo Qianqian’s hand lay a small stone, only the size of a fist.

For unknown reasons, this single stone filled her with abundant Spiritual Energy.

Bai Ze in the depths of the Sea of Knowledge quietly opened tired eyes: "Earth Heart Jade Spirit, what luck."

Earth Heart Jade Spirit, called the mother of all jade, was birthed over Earth’s long existence, yet only one emerged; its previous owner however...

With a darkened stare, Bai Ze closed his eyes again, his thoughts unreadable.

Yet, they realized this place was actually a warehouse? Unusually square, even possessing a door...

Glancing at the pit he jumped into, Tang Tianyi hesitated for a moment, climbed back up, did something unknown, then returned, together with Luo Qianqian pushed the door open.

A surprisingly long tunnel appeared, filled with countless steps.

"Down, up?" Glancing at the stairs leading in both directions, Luo Qianqian wore an expression filled with confusion, timidness, and uncontrollable excitement.

"Wait for me." Tang Tianyi walked upwards a bit, returned shortly: "Up there, it appears to be an entrance door, nothing more."

He wouldn’t confess he’d used a formation to seal the door, sabotaging the mechanism, preventing entrance from the outside.

The two proceeded downward, descending one hundred and eight steps before reaching a room.

It appeared larger than the warehouse storing stones; from the door’s view, this door was an immense bronze one, adorned with two powerful lion heads, exuding formidable force.